Check out the recent media mentions of sustainability-related programs, practices, and people at UNC:
New Orleans levee risk studies by Corps already outdated; new studies could guide future improvements, engineer says
The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.)
Complex risk studies developed by the Army Corps of Engineers to govern the rebuilding of the New Orleans area levee system in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina already are outdated, a civil engineer told the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East on Thursday. ...“It’s time to redo it,” said Rick Luettich, an authority member and a University of North Carolina marine sciences professor who helped design one of the surge models used by the corps. Read more »
Crabs, supersized by carbon pollution, may upset Chesapeake’s balance
The Washington Post
It is the dawn of the super crab. Crabs are bulking up on carbon pollution that pours out of power plants, factories and vehicles and settles in the oceans, turning the tough crustaceans into even more fearsome predators. ...“Higher levels of carbon in the ocean are causing oysters to grow slower, and their predators — such as blue crabs — to grow faster,” Justin Baker Ries, a marine geologist at the University of North Carolina’s Aquarium Research Center, said in an recent interview. Read more »
Greenbridge: A look back as the town looks ahead
The Chapel Hill News
Approved by the Chapel Hill Town Council in 2007, Greenbridge came to emblemize long-simmering tensions about race, growth and affordability in the community. ...“Timing was a disaster,” said Emil Malizia, a UNC professor of city and regional planning. “They built the project at the peak of the market and tried to sell it at the bottom of the market.” High-density, urban-style development is environmentally sound,… It is as “green” a concept as features like solar panels and locally sourced building materials. It prevents suburban sprawl and automotive commutes for things like groceries, Malizia said. Read more »
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